Fitness

These Flex instructors debunk common misconceptions about Pilates

Whether you’re new to Pilates or trying to reassess your practice, this quick refresher will point you in the right direction
Ditch Getting A Massage And Do Body Rolling With These Therapy Balls Instead
Healer and master teacher Yamuna Zake pioneered this body therapy using balls to self-heal from bone to muscle

Alycea Ungaro, visiting Hong Kong from REAL Pilates NYC, breaks it down for us

Believe it or not, core muscle control has a positive impact on stress. Heather Shalabi explains how…

We catch Master Pilates Teacher and Kathy Grant Champion Blossom Leilani Crawford ahead of her trip to Hong Kong this month

The Flex Co-Founder unpacks why fitness centers have recently been adopting a dedicated “Intelligent Movement” approach to their programming

Brazilian-born Gilson Melo — second generation Classical Pilates guru — makes the argument for why “regular-ish” practitioners should seriously consider taking their practice to the next level

Do you find yourself repeatedly falling short of your fitness goals? Do you find yourself struggling to hit a target you’ve set for yourself despite giving yourself a more-than-reasonable time frame? If you’ve answered yes to either of these questions, consider this: Have you ever stopped to think that you might have been approaching exercise the wrong way all this time?
This month’s interview with FLEX Studio’s Director and Co-founder Heather Shalabi might hold the answer to your predicament. In this Q&A, she talks about “Intelligent Movement” – the most energy efficient way to build and tone muscle.

Want to stay lean, upright and strong into the middle-ish years of your life and beyond? Then get some weights into your routine. Research repeatedly shows that it’s the best way to improve bone density, no matter your age.